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Council directs administration to study paid leave for city employees who are living organ or bone marrow donors
Summary
Council passed a motion directing the administration to report within 90 days on a policy to provide full pay for city employees who donate organs or bone marrow, citing a goal to increase living donations and reduce barriers to donation.
The Cincinnati City Council on Jan. 22 adopted a motion asking the administration to produce a report within 90 days on creating a policy that would give city employees who serve as living organ or bone marrow donors full pay for time off needed to prepare for, undergo and recover from the medical procedure.
Vice Mayor Kearney introduced the motion and said the request was brought forward by UCHealth and the Center For Closing the Health Gap, organizations that aim to increase living organ donations. Kearney told the council that “kidneys from living donors last longer and also have a better chance of being accepted by the recipient's immune system.” He said the Center for Closing the Health Gap estimates roughly 90,000 people are on a kidney-waiting list.
The motion passed on a roll-call vote recorded in the meeting minutes. The administration was asked to examine how a paid-leave policy could be implemented, including the duration of leave and budget implications, and return recommendations within 90 days for council consideration.
